How I went from failing every interview to a job at Amazon

Re:How I went from failing every interview to a job at Amazon by unoti on Sunday April 30, 2017 @06:28PM (#14234219)

You're right, but the window dressing is the platforms we use to build production software. Other people responding to this comment seem to think that the CS fundamentals aren't worth getting good at. I think both the CS fundamentals and modern frameworks are both worth knowing well.

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Re:How I went from failing every interview to a job at Amazon by arvinsim on Sunday April 30, 2017 @07:07PM (#14234383)

But then again, it goes back to the question of time. It is already hard enough to keep up with modern frameworks on one's free time. Adding CS fundamentals to the mix makes it worse. All of our free time will be eaten up.

Unless you like to be immersed in that world 24/7, something has got to give.

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Re:How I went from failing every interview to a job at Amazon by krupan on Sunday April 30, 2017 @07:16PM (#14234427)

The fundamentals don't change every six years. Get them down, then do a quick refresher before a job interview.

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Re:How I went from failing every interview to a job at Amazon by dkarapetyan on Sunday April 30, 2017 @07:36PM (#14234532)

This is the correct answer. Much of CS theory is timeless. Relational algebra has not changed since it was conceived and applied to create SQL.

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